Turbulence: Jamais Vu

Close your eyes and think about the space around you. Does it all feel stable, and solid, and still? Artist Andrews lives with a chronic condition called vestibular migraine that affects his perception of motion and balance. The first warning of an attack is a sense of derealisation, a strange lapse in reality. In this mixed reality work, you see your body as an avatar, one that moves when you do, yet feels mysteriously disconnected. Seated at a desk, you are guided to complete a series of everyday tasks that would normally be performed unconsciously. The more time passes, the more your perception becomes elastic and unreliable. And while you know that that beyond the screen is a world that is stable and solid… you must first confront the unsettling reality that the familiar can easily become something different.